2019 First-Class Forever Stamp,Cactus Flower: Echinocereus poselgeri
# 5353 - 2019 First-Class Forever Stamp - Cactus Flower: Echinocereus poselgeri
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US #5353
2019 Echinocereus poselgeri – Cactus Flowers
- Pictures dahlia cactus in bloom
- Part of the set of 10 stamps celebrating the beauty of cactus flowers
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Cactus Flowers
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: February 15, 2019
First Day City: Mesa, Arizona
Quantity Issued: 400,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklet of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To showcase the many colors, shapes, and sizes of flowers different cactus species produce.
About the stamp design: Pictures an existing photograph by John P. Schaefer of the dahlia cactus (Echinocereus poselgeri) in bloom.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Mesa, Arizona, at the AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX stamp show. Arizona is home to many cactus species.
About the Cactus Flowers set: Made up of 10 stamp designs, all picturing existing photographs by John P. Schaefer of different cacti species in bloom. The species pictured include: Opuntia engelmannii (Engelmann’s prickly pear cactus), Rebutia minuscula (fire crown cactus), Echinocereus dasyacanthus (Texas rainbow cactus), Echinocereus poselgeri (Dahlia cactus), Echinocereus coccineus (Scarlet hedgehog cactus), Pelecyphora aselliformis (hatchet cactus), Parodia microsperma (golden Tom Thumb cactus), Echinocactus horizonthalonius (eagle’s claw cactus), Thelocactus heterochromus (glory of Texas cactus), and Parodia scopa (silver ball cactus).
History the stamp represents: When you see cacti in movies or on television, they are usually tall and tree-like (saguaro), short and stout (golden barrel), or sprawling and spiny (prickly pear). Many people don’t know just how many other shapes and sizes of cacti are out there.
One of the most diverse genuses of cacti is called Echinocereus. This name comes from the Greek words for hedgehog (echinos) and candle (cereus), a strange combination that perfectly describes a cactus’s waxy surface and sharp thorns. The genus contains species of many shapes including one with long skinny branches called the dahlia cactus (Echinocereus poselgeri).
Cacti in the Echinocereus genus have some of the most beautiful flowers in the entire cactus family. The dahlia cactus has bright purple blooms that appear at the end of its pencil-like branches in the late spring or early summer. While members of this genus are fairly easy to care for as indoor plants, it takes a bit more effort to help them bloom each year. The dahlia cactus is hardier than most cacti and therefore requires cooler temperatures in the winter. This, plus reduced watering, allows the plant to rest and prepare to grow flower buds in the spring.
The dahlia cactus may be one of the most unusual cacti, but its blooms also make it one of the most beautiful.
US #5353
2019 Echinocereus poselgeri – Cactus Flowers
- Pictures dahlia cactus in bloom
- Part of the set of 10 stamps celebrating the beauty of cactus flowers
Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: Cactus Flowers
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: February 15, 2019
First Day City: Mesa, Arizona
Quantity Issued: 400,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-sided booklet of 20
Tagging: Phosphor tagged paper, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To showcase the many colors, shapes, and sizes of flowers different cactus species produce.
About the stamp design: Pictures an existing photograph by John P. Schaefer of the dahlia cactus (Echinocereus poselgeri) in bloom.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Mesa, Arizona, at the AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX stamp show. Arizona is home to many cactus species.
About the Cactus Flowers set: Made up of 10 stamp designs, all picturing existing photographs by John P. Schaefer of different cacti species in bloom. The species pictured include: Opuntia engelmannii (Engelmann’s prickly pear cactus), Rebutia minuscula (fire crown cactus), Echinocereus dasyacanthus (Texas rainbow cactus), Echinocereus poselgeri (Dahlia cactus), Echinocereus coccineus (Scarlet hedgehog cactus), Pelecyphora aselliformis (hatchet cactus), Parodia microsperma (golden Tom Thumb cactus), Echinocactus horizonthalonius (eagle’s claw cactus), Thelocactus heterochromus (glory of Texas cactus), and Parodia scopa (silver ball cactus).
History the stamp represents: When you see cacti in movies or on television, they are usually tall and tree-like (saguaro), short and stout (golden barrel), or sprawling and spiny (prickly pear). Many people don’t know just how many other shapes and sizes of cacti are out there.
One of the most diverse genuses of cacti is called Echinocereus. This name comes from the Greek words for hedgehog (echinos) and candle (cereus), a strange combination that perfectly describes a cactus’s waxy surface and sharp thorns. The genus contains species of many shapes including one with long skinny branches called the dahlia cactus (Echinocereus poselgeri).
Cacti in the Echinocereus genus have some of the most beautiful flowers in the entire cactus family. The dahlia cactus has bright purple blooms that appear at the end of its pencil-like branches in the late spring or early summer. While members of this genus are fairly easy to care for as indoor plants, it takes a bit more effort to help them bloom each year. The dahlia cactus is hardier than most cacti and therefore requires cooler temperatures in the winter. This, plus reduced watering, allows the plant to rest and prepare to grow flower buds in the spring.
The dahlia cactus may be one of the most unusual cacti, but its blooms also make it one of the most beautiful.